APECS News

Every year on 1 December, the polar community celebrates the day when the Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959. This treaty designates Antarctica as a space reserved for scientific and peaceful purposes only and creates a space of cooperation between the signatories to the treaty.

The Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium (ARICE) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) invite for a webinar on “Are we losing a sink for atmospheric trace gases?: Nitrous oxide in the Arctic marine ecosystem” on 28 February 2022 from 13:00 – 14:00 GMT.

Today on 1 February, the APECS Directorate formally made the transition from Germany to Norway.

Postdoctoral researchers from APECS Spain and other APECS NCs, along with ECRs and senior researchers from different countries published a perspective article in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution on how it is to pursue a career in polar research these days

Job insecurity and instability are the main obstacles for polar early and mid-career researchers, while networking and international mobility increase their chances of success.

Young Researchers in Ny-Ålesund, photo by Andrea Popp.

An ISMASS workshop entitled “Ice Sheets: Weather versus Climate” (see description below) is planned for this summer (21 - 27 Aug 2022) in Reykjavik, Iceland. The workshop is organized by the Ice Sheet Mass Balance and Sea Level (ISMASS) group and supported by SCAR/IASC/CliC. The organizing committee (~5 people) is looking for one APECS Representative to join the ISMASS workshop organizing committee from now on until the end of August 2022. 

On 19 January, APECS Art group invited to an online tour with Julia through her personal exhibition in Kringa hall in Tromsø to learn about the background of frames.

We are happy to announce that Sarah Strand will be APECS' Executive Director at our new host institution at the University of Tromsø, starting 1 February 2022.

Julia didn’t really look on a map, applying to be an exchange student in the University of Tromso. Norway was a dream destination, and the young gifted photographer ended up being quite surprised to see how far north Tromsø is. Unexpectedly it became one of the best coincidences of her life!

The goal of Arctic Pride was to organise an annual Pride festival in Tromsø, whose purpose is to create a safe and inclusive space for all people that deviate from social norms of gender and sexuality. Through the festival, the Municipality of Tromso also aims to establish dialogue, spread awareness and educate the public, in hope of promoting a society where everyone can freely express their gender identity, love and sexuality without fear of being discriminated, excluded or harassed. Arctic Pride works to promote diversity in an arctic context with focus on the challenges of both indigenous people and others living in the arctic region. Arctic Pride is held annually in November.

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) of the Arctic Council, the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA), and the Sustaining Arctic Observing Network (SAON)  in cooperation with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) are excited to announce the recipients of the 2022 IASC Fellowship Program.